Tehran, March 14: Iran’s Sobh-e-Omid percussion ensemble has announced that it will play its drums to mark the International Earth Day and call for world peace.
“As wars and environmental disasters are happening all across the world, including in Libya and Japan, we plan to play our drums as a warning and a symbol of peace,” the ensemble said in a statement.
“We want to warn the world about such happenings and say that Mother Earth is in danger and we should think of a way to help her.”
The Sobh-e-Omid ensemble members have also invited percussionist from all over the world to join their cause and help to create a ‘clean Earth.’
According to ISNA, the German-based Iranian percussionist Peyman Nasehpour has announced his readiness to join the project.
The Sobh-e-Omid ensemble has conducted many similar humanitarian projects. They also played their drums in a symbolic act to show solidarity with the people of Gaza in their fight against Israelis.
John McConnell first introduced the idea of a global holiday called “Earth Day” at the 1969 UNESCO Conference on the Environment.
The first Earth Day proclamation was issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto on March 21, 1970 and celebrations were held in various cities.
The United Nations Secretary General at the time, U Thant supported McConnell’s global initiative to celebrate this annual event since then and the UN Earth Day ceremony has continued each year on the day of the March equinox (around March 20).
Over the years, celebrations have occurred in various places worldwide at the same time as the UN celebration which is organized by the Earth Society Foundation.
—-Courtesy:Presstv